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to station Jewish soldiers there instead for the security of the country and the city; and to heighten the walls of Jerusalem; (1 Maccabees 14, 37)
He laid siege to the city while the ships closed in from the sea, so that he had the city under attack from land and sea, and allowed no one to go in or come out. (1 Maccabees 15, 14)
The rest of John's acts, the battles he fought and the exploits he performed, the city walls he built, and all his other achievements, (1 Maccabees 16, 23)
for he it was who carried off those who had taken up arms against the Holy City. (2 Maccabees 1, 12)
recovered the sanctuary renowned the whole world over, liberated the city and re-established the laws by then all but abolished, the Lord showing his favour by all his gracious help to them- (2 Maccabees 2, 22)
While the holy city was inhabited in all peace and the laws were observed as perfectly as possible, owing to the piety of Onias the high priest and his hatred of wickedness, (2 Maccabees 3, 1)
But a certain Simon, of the tribe of Bilgah, on being appointed administrator of the Temple, came into conflict with the high priest over the regulation of the city markets. (2 Maccabees 3, 4)
On his arrival in Jerusalem, and after a hospitable reception from the high priest and the city, he announced what had been disclosed, thus revealing the reason for his presence, and asked if this was indeed the true situation. (2 Maccabees 3, 9)
Fixing a day for the purpose, he went in to draw up an inventory of the funds. There was no little consternation throughout the city; (2 Maccabees 3, 14)
Women thronged the streets swathed in sackcloth below their breasts; girls secluded indoors came running, some to the doorways, some to the city walls, while others leaned out of the windows, (2 Maccabees 3, 19)
Simon now had the effrontery to name this benefactor of the city, this protector of his compatriots, this zealot for the laws, as an enemy of the public good. (2 Maccabees 4, 2)
where he was given a magnificent welcome by Jason and the city, and escorted in by torchlight with acclamation. After which, he marched his army into Phoenicia. (2 Maccabees 4, 22)
